IFAB ‘to vote on’ one-minute injury exit rule to curb time-wasting | OneFootball

According to the BBC, IFAB is poised to vote at its annual meeting on Saturday on a law that would require any player who receives on-pitch medical treatment to leave the field for at least one minute before returning. The aim is to curb time-wasting.

Football has already seen measures to tackle delays. At the Qatar World Cup, referees were instructed to add extensive stoppage time. A recently adopted rule gives the opposition a corner if a goalkeeper takes more than eight seconds to restart, applied in Chelsea’s game with Burnley on Saturday.

Earlier drafts of the injury rule discussed a two-minute period, though January talks flagged that as too long. Exceptions under consideration include goalkeepers and the penalty taker. A fouled player may also be allowed to remain on if the opponent is booked or sent off.

The body could also change VAR protocols. At present, officials are not permitted to use video to correct an erroneous second yellow card, a stance that has caused repeated controversy.

Separately, trials of the so-called Wenger offside law, where a player is offside only if their entire body is beyond the last defender, could begin in April with the Canadian Premier League. If successful, the law could be expanded more widely. Some organisations, including the Football Association, are said to oppose the change as too drastic.

Source: L'Équipe